Finns are the people with the highest consumption of coffee in the world, at 12 kilos per person per year. Across all age demographics, an impressive 14% of men and 6% of women reported consuming more than 10 cups of coffee per day. Some say that they could not drink more if they tried.
Although Finland is famous for its contribution to the telecom industry with Nokia, you won’t find a single pay phone in the whole country.
The Wife-Carrying World Championship, the Ant-Nest Sitting Competition, and The Swamp Soccer World Championship are just a few examples of how the Finns entertain themselves.
Finnish inventions are plenty and include: the rescue toboggan, the heart-rate monitor, salty liquorice (‘Salmiakki’), Linux OS, ice skates, Angry Birds, the Molotov cocktail, the SMS and, of course, the sauna.
The Day of Failure, held on October 13th every year, is Finland’s way to “celebrate shortcomings and failures, share experiences and promote the understanding of failure as a learning experience”. There’s nothing wrong with being a loser once in a while in Finland.
Kotipizza’s award-winning pizza, “The Berlusconi”, is made with typical Finnish ingredients: rye and smoked reindeer. In 2008 it won the title “Best Pizza in the Word” against a competing pizza from Italy.
The former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi probably should have shut his mouth instead of complaining about the horrible Finnish cuisine when visiting Finland in 2005.
In Finland, traffic violation fines are are based on the drivers’ incomes. In 2002, a Nokia executive was fined $103,000 for going 45 in a 30 zone. They know how to make people slow down over there.
Remember Eurovision Song Contest winners Lordi? Yes, they’re scary, and yes, they’re Finnish. 
Source: Momondo.